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Intra-Arterial Verapamil Treatment in Oral Therapy–Refractory Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome

J.M. Ospel, C.H. Wright, R. Jung, L.L.M. Vidal, S. Manjila, G. Singh, D.V. Heck, A. Ray and K.A. Blackham
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2020, 41 (2) 293-299; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6378
J.M. Ospel
aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.M.O., K.A.B.), Section of Neuroradiology and Interventional Neuroradiology, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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bDepartments of Neurological Surgery (C.H.W.)
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R. Jung
eDepartment of Neurology (R.J.), The Sandra and Malcolm Berman Brain & Spine Institute, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, LIfebridge Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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L.L.M. Vidal
dDepartment of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (L.L.M.V.), University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland
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fDepartment of Neurosurgery and Neurosciences (S.M.), McLaren Bay Region Hospital, Bay City, Michigan
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gDepartment of Radiology (G.S.), Section of Neuroradiology, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey
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hForsyth Radiological Associates (D.V.H.), Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
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cNeurosurgery (A.R.), University Hospitals of Cleveland Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
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aFrom the Department of Radiology (J.M.O., K.A.B.), Section of Neuroradiology and Interventional Neuroradiology, Basel University Hospital, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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